Help. There is a motive in the Invention no. 1 that I can't get a good fingering for. It's the one in LH bar 12 (the part with the LH retrograde+inversion run). On the score, it is suggested 2123142 31234231. I'm trying 2345342 12345342. Both are uncomfortable. Probably because of the need to cross the thumb under finger2 (2:Bb, 1:moving to A) across a black key. Some other areas also feel akward. The first limits exercise to 1234 and the latter uses the same fingers that the RH does. Is there a more comfortable alternative? Thanks.
how do you create all these sheets?
1. Write score in a notation software (Sibelius, Finale, etc. I use “Personal Composer”).2. Copy and paste into a “Paint” document as a JPEG file.3. Transfer the file to a “picture host” website (Tinypicture.com and Photobucket .com are free)4. Copy the URL onto your post like so: [img*]https://URL[/img].(get rid of the *. I put it there so it would not convert it into image)That is how I do it. Maybe there are simpler ways.Best wishes,Bernhard.
Yes it is a good book - especially considering that it is probably the only one. However, it is very condensed, he writes about 5 pages per invention, and I wish he would have provided much more detail. It is a beginning though. Recommended, but not too enthusiastically. Best wishes,Bernhard
Hi Bernhard,thanks a lot for taking time to reply. I can for sure see the retrograde now. I guess what was confusing me all the time was the fact that this looks more like a retrograde of the inversion.I am interested in the other inventions as well. Do you know if the book mentioned by one of the previous posters is any good?An Analytical survey of the fifteen two-part inventions by JS BachBy Theodore O. JohnsonThanks for your help again.
No, it is not in G major, it is the myxolydian mode.
what has inspired your recent interest in thinking in terms of modes vs changes of key, m1469
For more details, we would have to discuss specific pieces.Best wishes,Bernhard.
The best technique I used was for 3 part inventions I played each voice separately for a few weeks before slowly putting 2 voices together then 3. While doing hands together practice I also did voices separate. Weird, but that worked out for me. JL